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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1928
Page
20
East Carroll Senator Norris C William son warns taxpayers of added costs from court changes in a statement shared with Associated Press Baton Rouge June 19. He cites a projected 150000 annual burden and criticizes promises of sympathy for the blind and deaf while focusing on salaries and reform.
About 800 Richland parish landowners and citizens plan a motorcade of 50 or more cars to Baton Rouge to protest any severance tax raise on natural gas. The action follows petitions and telegrams against the tax, with organizers calling signatures falsified and urging lawmakers to oppose the bill slated for Friday in the Senate.
Will Terrell, a 22 year old Black man, was electrocuted at the state prison at 4 49 am for the crime of criminal assault on a white woman. He claimed innocence to the end. The January 1927 attack also injured the victim's elderly blind sister.
Harbor Grace N F June 19 The plans of Miss Mable Bell for future flying across the ocean were clouded by indecision after she lost a race to be the first woman to fly the Atlantic. She reportedly considered a Rome flight and July return, or taking her monoplane Columbia to Europe by steamer then attempting an east to west flight, with a message from New York, likely from Charles A Levine, aiding the Rome plan. She and three companions then motored to St Johns after reversing a New York return plan.
England, mother of intrepid airwomen, greets Amelia Earhart the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic. Princess Lowenstein Wertheim and Elsie Mackay perished attempting the feat. Earhart will be hosted by Lady Heath and other dignitaries as she heads for a continental dash.
Los Angeles June 19 Mrs Hazel Glab five month bride of John I Glab wealthy retired Chicago druggist shot to death last night at Van Nuys. Two others including Ethyl C Kaser 17 and M A Wilson detained on suspicion of murder. Case features conflicting stories and possible Chicago feud motives.
Baton Rouge reports Representative Joe B Hemiter of Caddo received a basket of roses from the Woman's Christian Temperance Union for helping defeat the Hood bill abolishing Louisiana's prohibition law. J L Anderson of Grant presented the roses on behalf of the W C T U. Hamiter thanked the women.
Baton Rouge June 19. Representative Clinton Sayes of Avoyelles filed a resolution demanding an explanation from LSU board of trustees for dismissing four faculty without notice or cause. The action, taken in executive session, drew criticism as undemocratic and harmful to morale in a public funds supported institution. The Avoyelles sponsor urges transparency and accountability from the governing body and the discharged professors.
Baton Rouge June 19 The sterilization bill failed in the senate by 19 to 18 with 20 votes needed for passage. Introduced by Senator John M Caffery of St Mary the measure would set up a governor appointed board of four physicians and one layman to pass petitions for sterilization of inmates in state institutions for insanity idiocy or feeblemindedness Patients or their curators could be heard and either superintendent or patient could appeal to district court Opponents argued state should not decide medical decisions supporters said it would aid society and noted feebleminded funding from state revenues and perceived endorsements by institution superintendents.
A fragment from a poem or monologue features J P Alley reflecting on hardships described with dialect and rhythmic humor. The lines hint at burdens that accumulate and affect daily life, using a humorous rural cadence to convey social observation.
Baton Rouge Reporter notes a Senate committee hearing on a House severance tax bill changing taxation from price to quantity on natural resources. Governor Huey Long backs using part of the tax to fund free textbooks. opponents urge further consideration. Both sides receive one and a half hours to present.
A small sharp-edged rock, driven by pressure from a wild gasser, embedded in the chin of L. M. Ellzey, a Gulf Refining Co employee at Rhymes No. 3, about four miles north of Alto. He was treated at St. Francis sanitarium where a bean-sized pellet was removed. Ellzey, 35, from Lauret, Miss, said he was backing away when struck from about six feet away.
Paris June 19 Ruth Elder who failed to fly the Atlantic last year and was rescued telegraphed to Amelia Earhart first woman to fly the Atlantic. Congratulations on your history making flight I was with you in spirit and am wonderfully glad that the first woman to cross safely was an American girl.
In a 74 to 12 House vote, lawmakers repealed the tobacco tax amid a debate over replacing revenue with a severance tax to support schools. Governor Long backs replacement. opponents warn of school funds loss if severance tax fails in the Senate.
A noon break in the Louisiana Oil Refining Co cafe on Ninth and Breard streets ended an attempted safe robbery. The burglar struck the safe twice with a sledge hammer, used a cloth to muffle noise, and fled when the employee returned after about ten minutes. Police noted the intruder showed some knowledge of the business. The safe was opened by force after the dial was battered. Last winter a similar break occurred at Gulf Refining and the Saenger theater.
Amelia Earhart arrives in London from Southampton by car and reaches her hotel at 6 20 p m. Crowds of office workers greet the flier as she remains in her clothes from the crossing. She plans to visit Mrs Frederick Guest to arrange for new clothes.
A Monroe attorney’s letter to the Louisiana highway commission accuses maladministration during Major Payne’s tenure. It cites state funds spent for private streets and subdivisons, recommends probes by the attorney-general and district attorneys in Jefferson, Avoyelles, and East Baton Rouge parishes, and notes profits and questionable expenses including a $4665 Chrysler purchase.
Baton Rouge June 19 The Louisiana house defeated a Peltier proposed memorial to repeal the eighteenth amendment and the Volstead act by 54 to 20 Indefinite postponement. Another Peltier anti prohibition measure for Hood act repeal will be acted on this week. The chamber approved several other acts including a Bacon pension bill for Confederate widows but defeated a pistol or deadly weapon on election day bill.
Houston, June 19 Associated Press reports Reed of Missouri could block Smith backed plans as Maryland Governor Ritchie withdraws from the Democratic presidential race. Shaver and leaders held talks while Reed’s campaign manager claims Missouri control of key votes could thwart pre convention aims.
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